Prion protein immunocytochemistry - UK five centre consensus report

Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 26-35

  Bell, J E ^a,e   Gentleman, S M ^b   Ironside, J W ^a   McCardle, L ^a   Lantos, P L ^c   Doey, L ^c   Lowe, J ^d   Fergusson, J ^d   Luthert, P ^c   McQuaid, S ^d   Allen, I V ^d  

^a National Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease Surveillance Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Dept of Pathology and Biochemistry ^*  (United Kingdom)

^e WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Creutzfeldt Jakob disease; Immunocytochemistry; Multicentre study; Prion protein; Spongiform encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; FORMIC ACID; GUANIDINE DERIVATIVE; PRION PROTEIN; THIOCYANATE;

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; AUTOCLAVE; BRAIN SPONGIOSIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; CROSS REACTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRION DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 8044239656     PISSN: 03051846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2990.1997.tb01182.x     Document Type: Article

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